2003
Crowds pour into Donington
08 July 2003
Sete Gibernau has set the fastest time in an eventful warm up session for this afternoons British GP at MCN Donington Park, while huge crowds pour in to the circuit to catch all the action. Gibernau...
Nieto wins 250GP
08 July 2003
Fonzi Nieto has taken his first win this season in the 250GP at the eighth round of the world championship at MCN Donington Park. Nieto took the win after a long battle with Manuel Poggiali, who was determined to ride well after already suffering three crashes over the weekend, but Nieto pushed hard and crossed the line 0.269 seconds ahead to take the win. Toni Elias and Poggiali were fighting for...
Kagayama does Rockingham double
01 July 2003
Yukio Kagayama took his first British Superbike victory in race one at Rockingham today, and then followed it up with his second win in race two. Grid positions for both races were based on current...
WCM will race at Donington
01 July 2003
The WCM team will race at this weekend’s British GP, albeit on 500cc two-stroke Yamahas. Brit Chris Burns and Spaniard David de Gea will ride the bikes, one of which took Niall Mackenzie to third...
Praying to the race god
01 July 2003
It might look strange, but praying to the race god can help. Lord only knows why the brolly babe is doing it too.
A work of art
01 July 2003
She’s a work of art… and the scribbling all over her top isn’t bad either…
She’s up to something…
01 July 2003
That smile suggests she’s up to something, we just don’t know what…
Kagayama to replace Roberts for British GP
01 July 2003
Yukio Kagayama will be on a high this week as it’s been announced he will replace the injured Kenny Roberts Jr for the British MotoGP round this weekend. The news was revealed the day after the...
Woman to ride up Everest
01 July 2003
You may have had fun tackling some Alpine twisties on a continental tour but motocross rider Annie Seel is going one better. She will attempt to set an official record for the highest ever motorbike...
Wet paint Crisis hits Rockingham
01 July 2003
Today’s practice and first qualifying session for round seven of the British Superbike championship was spent watching paint dry after organisers decided to re-paint the lines on the track this...
Rockingham cleared for practice
01 July 2003
There are still no bikes out on track at Rockingham since the cancellation of the first practice and qualifying sessions for round seven of the British Superbike championship. Organisers are hopeful...
Everts closes gap on title leads
01 July 2003
Stefan Everts wins in both the 125cc and Motocross GP races at Uddevalla in Sweden on Sunday mean he is now closing on both titles. The Yamaha rider is the most successful motocross rider of all time,...
Rossi top by half-a-second
24 June 2003
Valentino Rossi went straight to the top of free practice times today, posting a time half-a-second clear of Max Biaggi, his nearest rival. Rossi completed 21 laps, with a best time of 2:01.404, with...
Capirossi on pole for Assen GP
24 June 2003
Loris Capirossi has taken pole position for the Dutch MotoGP race on Saturday with a 1:59.770 lap, moving him ahead of countrymen Max Biaggi and Valentino Rossi. Throughout practice and qualifying the...
On-grid dental health checks
24 June 2003
There’s no accepting the dental checks as they take place on the grid before a race. Even brolly babes are included.
Red Bull parts company with Emmett
24 June 2003
Sean Emmett has been released by the Renegade Ducati team. And this time his departure will be permanent. Emmett was sacked and then reinstated at the Brands Hatch British Superbikes round on June 22.
Final WCM appeal rejected
24 June 2003
The Harris WCM team’s attempt to race in MotoGP has been scuppered once and for all after its final appeal was rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) yesterday, June 26. Team Boss Peter...
Rossi ups the pace
24 June 2003
Valentino Rossi has continued to improve his times in the second free practice session at the Dutch round of the MotoGP world championship, in Assen. At the end of the session Rossi was riding nearly...
Zongshen 1 wins 12-hour night race
24 June 2003
Zongshen No. 1 has won the fourth round of the World Endurance championship at Albacette in Spain. The 12-hour night race was beset by numerous crashes during the first qualifying sessions as riders...
Assen first qualifying
24 June 2003
Three Italians head the MotoGP first qualifying time sheets, with Valentino Rossi, Max Biaggi and Lori Capirossi all posting two-minute laps. The trio are covered by just 0.2 seconds from Rossi in...
Gibernau takes third win
24 June 2003
Sete Gibernau has taken his third MotoGP win this season at the third round of the world championship in Assen. The race was delayed by rain and the standing water made visibility difficult when it...
She’s got a healthy glow
24 June 2003
All that time in the sunshine on the grid has given her a healthy glow…
Corona’s Angels
24 June 2003
Corona’s Angels aren’t quite so good at fighting crime, but they do look rather nice
Tickets still available for Mondello Park
17 June 2003
Despite rumours to the contrary, tickets are still available for the British Superbike rounds 15 and 16 at Mondello Park in Ireland on July 18-20. ” The only sell out so far is the main straight...
James Doherty, Lydden Hill, June 7-8
17 June 2003
Bike: Honda CBR600FS-1, Class: Supersport 600, Club: Bemsee, Contributor: Hamish Scadding This weekend June 7-8 was another weekend for James Doherty competing in the King of Clubs Bemsee Supersport 600 at Lydden Hill. In early races James struggled to get the best performance out of the bike, the stock CBR600FS-1 was victim of more powerful machinery on Lydden’s tight corners. The corners often...
Yanagawa to leave hospital at weekend
17 June 2003
Kawasaki wildcard rider Akira Yanagawa is due out of hospital in Spain this weekend following his first lap crash at the Spanish MotoGP round on June 15. Yanagawa has been diagnosed with two...
Thomas Hayward, Lydden Hill, June 7-8
17 June 2003
Thomas Hayward aged 20, from Skellingthorpe returned from the long trip down to Lydden Hill with a second and third place in the bag from Saturday’s two races in the Bemsee King of Clubs Championship but the weekend was marred by a major crash on Sunday in the opening 125cc race which left Hayward uninjured but unable to net any further points towards the title chase where he remains in second...
Xaus does double in Italy
17 June 2003
Factory Ducati rider Reuben Xaus overshadowed team-mate Neil Hodgson with a double win at Misano in Italy. Xaus charged through the pack in race one after a crash by Hodgson upset the established order, with the British rider lowsiding out of a commanding lead on lap one. While Toseland, Laconi and Chili fought for the race, Rueben Xaus was able to get in on the action. In the later stages Laconi...
Pete Fishwick, Lydden Hill, Jun7-8
17 June 2003
Since Brands Hatch its been a busy old time – Everyone who watched at Brands said I looked like I lacked power from the front running guys and the ones I was immediately dicing with. This was something I needed to address – as everyone knows the bike just hasn’t felt like its performed right since the rebuild. So it was decided with the trip to Dynotech the Tuesday after the meeting I had to...
On-bike commentary?
17 June 2003
To top on-bike cameras, the Beeb went even further with Suzi Perry commentating from Neil Hodgson’s bike